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, v H. S. CHAPMAN. SHEAF CARRIER 110R SELF BINDING HARVESTERS.

No. 314,364. Patented Mar. 24, 1885.

WWESSES l/VVE/VTOR 1 HNITED STATES ATENT much.

HIRAM S. CHAPMAN, OF PENN, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE HALF TO KARL E.RUDD, OF SHELDON, DAKOTA. TERRITORY.

SHEAF-CARRIER FOR SELF- BlNDING HARVESTERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 314,364. dated March24, 1885.

(No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, HIRAM S. CHAPMAN, of thetownship ofPenn,in the county of Cass and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Sheaf- Carriers forSelf-Binding Harvesters; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which to it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to an improvement in sheaf-carriers forself-binding harvesters, the object of the same being to provide asheafcarrier which can be readily adjusted and removed, will allow thesheaves to slide from it without danger of entanglement, and which willsustain the required number of sheaves without sagging, a further objectbeing to provide a mechanism whereby the carrier can be promptlyoperated by the drivers foot.

With these ends in View, my invention consists in certain features ofconstruction and combinations of parts, as will be fully described, andpointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of the carrier frameand operating mechanism attached toa harvester. Fig. 2 is a detachedview of the carrier-supporting 1 frame. Fig. 3 is a detached view of thesheaf- 0 pan. Fig. 4 is a detached view of the stirrup and strap. Fig. 5is a detached view of a pair of braces;

A represents alaterallyextending supporting-bar, of suitable form andstrength to af- 5 ford a firm support for theforward end of the frame.This bar is provided with the round tapering end a, which is secured inthe collars B by means of the pin 1), and allowed a rotary motiontherein. The collars B are secured 4o firmly to the frame of the binder.Three pairs of braces, G 0'0 are attached at one end to thesupporting-bar A, in position as shown in the drawings. Each pairconsists of an iron and wooden part firmly fastened together at oneend,and spread in such a manner as to embrace opposite sides of thesupportingbar A at the other end, and are secured to this bar by a bolt.The parts of each pair 0, O, and O are arranged in such a manner thatthe tensile strength of the iron and compressive strength of the woodare brought into action by the weight upon the carrier. The pairs (land0 are each secured to the bar A by a single bolt, 0. To complete thesupporting frame of the carrier, the ends of these pairs of braces areconnected by the bar or rod D. The rear end of the carrier is supportedand operated by means of straps, cords, or chains passing around therolling rod E. One end of this rod E is secured to the frame of thebinder, preferably at the rearof and below the drivers seat, by theuniversal joint F. One of the straps, c, has one end fastened to therolling rod E, near the end toward the carrier, and after passing asufficient num er of times around this rod is fastened to the end of theprojecting arm f of the carrier by a snap-hook. This arm f is of asufficient length and extends in such a direction as to place the strap0 where it will not hinder the free discharge of the sheaves from thecarrier. A second strap,

c, has one end fastened to the rod E a short distance from the positionof the strap 6 toward the center of the rod, and after passing aroundthe rod a suitable number of times is secured to the frame of the binderabove the said rod. A. third strap, 6 has one end fastened to the rod Eat a short distance from the joint F, and after passing around the rod Ea suitable number of times is secured to the end of therearwardly-extending arm on the stirrup or treadle H. The stirrup Hconsists of a downwardly and forwardly extend ing curved portion, 7:,and a downwardly and rearwardly extending part h, the part It be- 5 ingprovided at its lower end with the laterally-extending foot-rest h Thetwo parts it and h are formed integral or firmly joined at their upperportions, and are provided with a perforation by means of which they arepiv- 9 oted in a depending position on the rod K. TherearWardly-eXtending arm G,to which the strap c is attached, is pivotedat one end to the curved portion h of the stirrup H. The straps e c eare wound about the rod E in such directions that when power is appliedto the strap 6 a single revolution of the rod E will raise the rear endof the carrier-frame a distance equal to two circumferences of the rod Eat the end where the straps eand e surround it, and as the said rod Ecan be made much larger at this end than near the joint F,

' Suppose the rear ofthe carrier-frame to be depressed and the severalarms of the stirrup or trcadle H to occupy the position represented bythe dotted lines in Fig. 4. The

driver presses his heel 011 the laterally-extending foot-rest h, andthereby throws the stirrup into the position noted by full lines in Fig.4, or until the pivoted end of the arm G is thrown past the center andthereby locked in position. This will draw on the strap e 'and raise thecarrier in the manner explained above. To drop the carrier, the driverpresses his toe on the end of the arm h, and thereby unlocks the armG,and allows the stirrups to swing into the position noted by the dottedlines in Fig. 4, which loosens the straps e and allows the straps e ande to unwind and the rear end of the carrier'to fall.

The carrier, receiver, or pan M is provided with three outwardly-flaringsides to hold the Sheaves from shaking off, the rear end being left opento allow the sheaves to readily slide off whenthe rear end is depressed.This pan M is removably secured to the carrier-frame by bolts or othersuitable means.

Iam aware that a rearWardly-tilting carrier is not new; but by theconstruction above recited I am enabled to remove the sheaf-carrier withgreater facility, since I have only to release the snaphook from the armf, and re-- move the pin from the end of the supportingbar A. I havealso a smooth surface to receive the sheaves from the ejector-arms, andthe clogging, which has been a disadvantage heretofore, is effectuallyavoided. r.

The manner of bracing the carrier-frame, combining lightness withstrength, and the mechanism by which the carrier is operated by thefoot, are also advantages of great importance over the sheaf-carriersheretofore made.

It is evident that slight changes may be made in the form andarrangement of the several parts without departing from the spirit andscope of my invention. I do not there fore limit myself to the exactconstruction herein set forth; but,

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a sheaf-carrier, the combination,with a rocking shaft and bracesrigidly secured thereto, forming a supporting-frame, of a receiver orsheaf-receptacle rigidly secured on said frame and devices for raisingand lowering one end of said frame, substantially as set forth.

2. In a sheaf-carrier, the combination,with a rearwardly-tilting frame,of a rolling rod attached to the harvester-frame and operated by atreadle, and flexible straps connecting the rod with the tilting frameand the treadle with the rod, substantially as set forth.

3. In a sheaf-carrier, the combination,with atilting frame, of a rodloosely mounted at one end in the frame of the harvester, and connectedat its other end by flexible devices to the tilting frame, and a treadlefor operating the rod, and connected thereto by flexible devices,substantially as set forth.

4. In a sheaf-carrier, thecombinatiomwith a rocking shaft and a receiveror sheaf-receptacle rigidly secured thereto, of the treadle having thecurved portion h, the curved arm secured to said curved portion of thetreadle, and devices connecting the arm and receiver, substantially asset forth.

5. In a sheaf-carrier, the combination, with a rocking shaft, of bracessecured thereto in pairs, each pair constructed of two differentmaterials, the whole forming a support for a receiver, and devices forholding the movable end of the supporting-frame in the required verticaladjustment, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

HIRAM S. CHAPMAN.

\Vitnesses:

WM. M. BUNBURY, ADDIn'M. SMITH.

